You have to wonder why the Nio, also known as Kongōrikishi, want to frighten you. After all, the temple is...
The Nakani shop creates the patterns on the hand towels using a technique called "chusen," which is said to have been invented in Osaka in the...
“Since people aren’t going out and are spending more time at home, we would like them all to be soothed by the soft sound of Edo...
Rediscover the wonderful flavor of a fresh pot of tea with all five senses in a mountainside tea room with breathtaking overviews of green tea fields...
One of the many pleasures of living in Tokyo is discovering beauty in unexpected places. The garden along the Arakawa tram line is one such attraction.
Japan is most famous for its lovely flowering cherries. As that season ends, however, the stunning, intense hues of wisteria take their place, coloring Japan’s idyllic...
These colorful koinobori are a celebration of children and a tradition-filled, cheerful sign of the changing seasons. This year, enjoy the celebrations safely!
Follow along a narrow path parallel to Takeshita Street in Tokyo’s Harajuku area and listen for the cute oink-oinks. You will soon be welcomed to the...
"Originally, dolls are talismans. After a year of COVID-19, we would would like it to become a world where Minister Kono and baseball star Masahiro Tanaka...
Two junior high school students spend their spring break discovering the treasures of nearby Tokyo: their favorite pop culture, updated traditional sweets and special places with...
In the lakeside city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, March is a special time of year, as in more than 30 locations around the city, Sagemon Decorations...
The happy faces of children from Israel and Palestine practicing in a judo clinic in Jerusalem, said Kosei Inoue, taught him the power judo has to...
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